The London Review (Volume 13) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1860. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE LONDON REVIEW. JANUARY, 1860. Akt. I.--1. The Greek Testament. By Henry Alford, D.D., Dean of Canterbury. Vol. IV. Part I. Containing the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the Catholic Epistles of St. James and St. Peter. Rivingtons. 1859. 2. The Epistle of St. James, Expounded in Thirty-two Discourses. By R. Stier. Clark. 1859. 3. Der Brief Judd, des Bruders des Herrn, ausgelegl von Rudolf Stier. Berlin. 1850. 4. Real-Encyklopddie fiir Prolestanlische Theologie und Kirche. Sechster Band. 1856. Perhaps no portion of our canonical New Testament has furnished to criticism so many, so diversified, and so permanent subjects of contention as the Epistle which bears the name of St. James. It has been from the beginning emphatically, aud in a very wide sense, one of the AntUegomena: --spoken against as to its canonical authority, as to its general character and individual sayings, as to its harmony with itself and the rest of Holy Scripture. First, the question of its authorship has given rise to endless theories and counter-theories; nor can that question be said to have ever been satisfactorily settled. Closely connected with this difficulty, though not altogether dependent upon it, is that of its apostolical, that is to say, its canonical, authority. Hesitation on this point kept it out of the canon till a late period; aud, even after the universal Church at length conceded its claims, it failed to conciliate perfect submission. VOL. XIII. NO. XXVI. U Admitted slowly, --it would not be right to say reluctantly, --by the general suffrage, it has always been one of two or three writings which a certain class of theologians would eject if they could or dared to do so. Possibly, all this may be in some measure accounted for by the internal character and difficulties of the .